Grandfathered

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 29, 2015
User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 59
  3. Negative: 18 out of 59
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  1. MsDivaHavok
    Oct 8, 2015
    7
    The show I feel falls a little on the cliche side of things but I think it has heart, willing to give it another two episodes and see if it can hold me. Josh Peck is incredible.
  2. NotchFilter
    Oct 5, 2015
    7
    I liked the pilot. The characters worked well together, the plot came over well. The cast is good and the characters were developed well.

    Yes, the show has some growing to do, but it is among the better pilots I've seen so far this season.

    It will be interesting to see how the storyline develops as the episodes unfold.
  3. Dannirose1
    Feb 7, 2016
    9
    When I saw "Grandfathered" advertised this summer, I was overjoyed. I thought it would show John Stamos in his element, reviving a Uncle Jesse like role for him. When the show aired this fall, I was not disappointed. Comedy, family fun and cheesy jokes fill the light hearted episodes of the show. The supporting cast of Josh Peck, Christina Milian and Paget Brewster are weird, yet enduring.When I saw "Grandfathered" advertised this summer, I was overjoyed. I thought it would show John Stamos in his element, reviving a Uncle Jesse like role for him. When the show aired this fall, I was not disappointed. Comedy, family fun and cheesy jokes fill the light hearted episodes of the show. The supporting cast of Josh Peck, Christina Milian and Paget Brewster are weird, yet enduring. I knew Brewster as the cold, serious Emily Prentiss on Criminal Minds, but her true comical self shines through in this series. Her and Stamos have great chemistry and act as if they actually had a relationship in the past. I completely enjoy this show and look forward to watching it every week, no matter how ridiculous the premise of the episodes can be. John Stamos is such a great actor and with every episode, he just gets better.… Expand

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#83 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015

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Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Vicki Hyman
    Sep 29, 2015
    83
    Yes, this is "Raising Hope" for the carpaccio crowd, but like that gone-but-not-forgetten Fox sitcom set in the no-frills aisle, the potential for schmaltziness is more than balanced by the show's oddball sensibilities.
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Sep 29, 2015
    30
    Grandfathered is half-assed even by the exposition-dump standards of network pilots for I AM programs. Little of its dialogue even sounds like dialogue; most of it, in fact, sounds like stuff writers might scribble in their notebooks on a page marked, "IDEAS FOR DIALOGUE: MUST WRITE BEFORE FRIDAY!!!"
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  3. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Sep 29, 2015
    70
    Grandfathered" is Stamos at his handsome-but-vulnerable best. Its pilot, a snappy half-hour sprinkled with celebrity cameos and one-liners, isn't groundbreaking television, but it sets the table for a multigenerational rom-com.
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